. Diptera danica : genera and species of flies hitherto found in Denmark. Diptera -- Denmark. 44 Orthonhapha l)racliycera. or black with yellow apex. Abdomen black, second, third and fourtli segments witli a transverse yellow spot on each side of tlie iiind margins, tliat on the lirst segment subtriangular, the otiiers being broadest inwards, liftli segment with a triangiilar, apical spot, pro- duced in front towards the anterior margin. Venter black with broad yoliow iiind margins ol" the segments, tiiat on tlie second segment. Fig. 16. Wing of S. fitrcata. sometimes extended lo tlie fro
. Diptera danica : genera and species of flies hitherto found in Denmark. Diptera -- Denmark. 44 Orthonhapha l)racliycera. or black with yellow apex. Abdomen black, second, third and fourtli segments witli a transverse yellow spot on each side of tlie iiind margins, tliat on the lirst segment subtriangular, the otiiers being broadest inwards, liftli segment with a triangiilar, apical spot, pro- duced in front towards the anterior margin. Venter black with broad yoliow iiind margins ol" the segments, tiiat on tlie second segment. Fig. 16. Wing of S. fitrcata. sometimes extended lo tlie front margin. Abdomen above clotlied with long, yellow pubescence, on the venter with long, paler yellow to greyisli i)ubescence. Legs black: tibiæ with yellow bases; larsi y, yellow, darkened towards the ends; the legs clothed '2i, with pale pubescence, whicli is ratber long on the femora. Wings yeilowisli witii yellow veins. Halteres yellow. Female. Eyes practically bare, coloured as in tiie male, but the band situated a little above the niiddle, and the dark bluish lower part larger. Front and face black, with two yellow spots above the antennæ, and another pair of yellow spots at the vertex. on the back iif the head; iiinder eye-niargin black. Pubescence OU the thorax somewhat shorter than in the male. and sometimes being quite whitish grey, and in this case the pubescence on abdomen may also be grey. Scutellum generally more yellow than in the male. Length. This species may vary considerably in 'â size, the length being 13â18 mm. furcata, aliout nat. Tho larva is lighter or darker brownisli, generally size. The spine likc ^yit], some darker. longitudinal stripes; it laiiers much piotulærancesatlhe ti i , 41 j anterior of towards tlie apex, the last segment is long and second and tliird slender. twice as long as the penultimate; the second abdoniinal sei,'inents , ,â . i , , ⢠, , , ...... are to be seen, bul ^"'' 'hird abdonimal .segments have an
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